as in towns
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
Other stories will feature voices from people living the Milwaukee suburbs, Brown County, rural parts of the state and young voters.
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, Israel is targeting central Beirut – not its suburbs – with airstrikes for the first time in nearly 20 years.
—Kara Fox, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Palos Verdes Peninsula, about 25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, is one of California’s wealthiest suburbs and has been home to a slew of Hollywood heavy hitters, sports stars and business leaders over the years, from Steven Spielberg to Oprah Winfrey and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
The district covers the north-central and northeastern suburbs of Hamilton County.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs early this morning.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Along with the six new states, the company wants to add more restaurants in Texas metro suburbs.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Mostafa family from the southern Beirut suburbs share three mattresses amongst themselves amid the mosque’s looming colonnades.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Unlike the southern suburbs and other parts of the country, there was no warning to evacuate this Shia-majority neighborhood.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, Israel is targeting central Beirut – not its suburbs – with airstrikes for the first time in nearly 20 years.
—Kara Fox, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Palos Verdes Peninsula, about 25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, is one of California’s wealthiest suburbs and has been home to a slew of Hollywood heavy hitters, sports stars and business leaders over the years, from Steven Spielberg to Oprah Winfrey and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
The district covers the north-central and northeastern suburbs of Hamilton County.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs early this morning.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Along with the six new states, the company wants to add more restaurants in Texas metro suburbs.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Mostafa family from the southern Beirut suburbs share three mattresses amongst themselves amid the mosque’s looming colonnades.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Unlike the southern suburbs and other parts of the country, there was no warning to evacuate this Shia-majority neighborhood.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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